"mental retardation" and "retarded" search terms yield offensive representations

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Could Adobe please revise the results for search terms "mental retardation" and "retarded" in Adobe Stock?  The current results yield an awful lot of deeply inaccurate and offensive depictions of people with intellectual disabilities.

WendellaBee · Accepted Answer

Thank you for this valuable feedback. I have passed this on to the appropriate product managers.EBQ

martininco · Answer

I was sorry to learn today that Adobe has decided that the current selection of images tagged under "retarded" keyword appropriately represents its views about people with intellectual disabilities: Retarded photos, royalty-free images, graphics, vectors & videos | Adobe Stock

Adobe's selection of images depicting people with intellectual disabilities perpetuates negative stereotypes about psychiatric disabilities, which I find deeply offensive. I am sure that all disability organizations and your customers will find your decision to keep the current selection of images equally offensive.

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